Starting an eBay Business For Dummies

eBay is the world’s marketplace! If you’re ready to turn your hobby into an online business, Marsha Collier knows exactly how to help. Packed with proven techniques for boosting your business, Starting an eBay Business For Dummies, 3rd Edition includes the steps to success that you’ll want to know.

More than a million people are earning regular income on eBay. Those who are earning the most know how to set up a business, find and manage inventory, use auction management software to best advantage, get freebies on shipping, and run their businesses professionally. Marsha Collier was one of the first, and she shares all the secrets she’s learned. In this fun and easy guide to getting your online business off and running, you’ll discover how to:

Attract more bidders to your auctions
Set up a professional business
Find out what sells and what doesn’t
Increase bidder confidence with strong listings
Price your items to sell
Reduce your costs by shipping more efficiently
Work with a PayPal account and collect your money
Understand legal issues such as taxes and licenses
Keep appropriate records
Improve your image with outstanding customer service

Marsha Collier has been so successful with her home-based business that she educated her daughter on the profits and today is one of the stars of the eBay community. Along with plenty of solid information and time-and-money-saving tips, she’ll give you the confidence you need to become an eBay entrepreneur.

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Title of ebook: Starting an eBay Business For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470230312
parent-ISBN: 9780470149249
Publisher: For Dummies
Pages: 362
Published: 08-2007
Released online for download: 08-27-2007
Author of eBook: Collier, Marsha

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Starting an eBay Business For Dummies

Chapter One

Launching Your Business on eBay

In This Chapter

* Getting serious about your business

* Making decisions about what to sell

* Having what it takes to make a living online

* Running your business efficiently

So you've decided to step up to the plate and start that eBay business. You should first decide how much time you have to devote. I suggest that you don't quit your day job (yet). Instead, start expanding your sales in baby steps. You can sell part time and still be a business and have a nice chunk of extra income. A large portion of sellers, even eBay PowerSellers (those who gross more than $1000 a month in sales), work on eBay only part time.

eBay sellers come from all walks of life. A good number of stay-at-home moms are selling on eBay. And so many retirees are finding eBay a great place to supplement their income, that I wouldn't be surprised if the AARP creates a special eBay arm. If you're pulled out of your normal work routine and faced with a new lifestyle, you can easily make the transit ... read full excerpt from: Starting an eBay Business For Dummies ebook

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